I bought the Atlona new, and read the manual thoroughly. Besides that, I was already familiar with the need to power up with a SD 4x3 image, because of owning an Audio Authority converter. Unfortunately, even though I tried that with both converters, repeatedly, when I first installed them, and they are never turned off, but plugged into a UPS, that doesn't really work. True, both converters will quickly lock on to both WS HD images, and 4x3 SD images, but getting a lock on a 4x3 LB SD image requires a little trick. What I do is start play on a TCM 4x3 SD image, then switch to the DVR recording with the 4x3 LB SD image, and it locks quickly. I don't do a lot of timer recordings, but dub DVR>DVDR instead, so it isn't much of a problem.
That green shift I'm talking about is very slight. Just looking at the converted image, I don't think things look greener. But, using my PIP to make a side-by-side display of the original, and converted signal, and with the screen mostly blue, like a blue sky, or a TCM card, one notices a very subtle green shift. Unless you can compare the images side-by-side, you might not notice it.
That green shift I'm talking about is very slight. Just looking at the converted image, I don't think things look greener. But, using my PIP to make a side-by-side display of the original, and converted signal, and with the screen mostly blue, like a blue sky, or a TCM card, one notices a very subtle green shift. Unless you can compare the images side-by-side, you might not notice it.
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A note in the Atlona AT Comp-500 owners manual:"When input source is not displaying "full screen"(ie;letterbox,pillerbox image)then the output display may come out w/incorrect size or positioning of images.Input source must be set to full screen first before powering on converter".
I guess i didn't see the incorrect positioning you report kjbawk because when i first got my converter i read the "note" and acted accordingly by first inputting a full screen image,and have been doing so ever since(tho' i do know it happens). I use Fox News HD for my reference channel cuz it gives the full screen necessary to fulfill that need.The converter only needs a few seconds to 'lock on' to the image,then when i change channels to TCMHD the aspect ratio(usually 4x3)comes out normally as do other aspect ratios.2:35:1 CAN cause trouble at times,(stretching),it can be cured,but i don't worry about it much cuz i rarely record movies filmed in that AR.In fact,once the unit is fed the "full screen image"just one time at the beginning,i can then record from diff.channels in sequence,each showing a diff.AR and the image will show normally.I commonly do this when i have multiple movies to record from diff.channels,usually unmanned timed recordings while i'm at work.
You can google Atlona AT Comp-500 and it will lead to the Atlona website where you can view a PDF copy of the owners manual and read everything for yourself. This is a good converter that has excellent PQ(far,far superior to the Lenkeng) as long as the source has excellent PQ.I have never seen the green shift you see,my eyes are sensitive to that sort of stuff,and if i saw it i'd have gone thru the roof!!
I have seen it while recording OTA(w/o the converter)on certain "Perry Mason"eps.that i have recorded.I v'e also seen a blue shift,but as i said that was during OTA recordings w/o the converter.
A note in the Atlona AT Comp-500 owners manual:"When input source is not displaying "full screen"(ie;letterbox,pillerbox image)then the output display may come out w/incorrect size or positioning of images.Input source must be set to full screen first before powering on converter".
I guess i didn't see the incorrect positioning you report kjbawk because when i first got my converter i read the "note" and acted accordingly by first inputting a full screen image,and have been doing so ever since(tho' i do know it happens). I use Fox News HD for my reference channel cuz it gives the full screen necessary to fulfill that need.The converter only needs a few seconds to 'lock on' to the image,then when i change channels to TCMHD the aspect ratio(usually 4x3)comes out normally as do other aspect ratios.2:35:1 CAN cause trouble at times,(stretching),it can be cured,but i don't worry about it much cuz i rarely record movies filmed in that AR.In fact,once the unit is fed the "full screen image"just one time at the beginning,i can then record from diff.channels in sequence,each showing a diff.AR and the image will show normally.I commonly do this when i have multiple movies to record from diff.channels,usually unmanned timed recordings while i'm at work.
You can google Atlona AT Comp-500 and it will lead to the Atlona website where you can view a PDF copy of the owners manual and read everything for yourself. This is a good converter that has excellent PQ(far,far superior to the Lenkeng) as long as the source has excellent PQ.I have never seen the green shift you see,my eyes are sensitive to that sort of stuff,and if i saw it i'd have gone thru the roof!!
I have seen it while recording OTA(w/o the converter)on certain "Perry Mason"eps.that i have recorded.I v'e also seen a blue shift,but as i said that was during OTA recordings w/o the converter.
The HDMI Splitter works well - I split the output from my FiOS PVR to the TV and to the HDMI-to-S-Video Converter. The TV looks the same. The output from the HDMI-to-S-Video Converter doesn't even belong in the same room with the output from the 1212.
This afternoon i saw The Spirit Of St.Louis on TCM. Your description of the 2.35:1 AR is spot on.TCM-SD showed the "silly postage stamp" image,whlie TCM-HD showed bars top/bottom,but that was all.
